Coca Cola stock has the following probability distribution of expected prices one year from now:    State       Probability 35% 40% 25%   Price    1     $55 $60 $70   2       3                        If you buy Coca Cola today for $55 and it will pay a dividend during the year of $4 per share, what is your expected holding-period return on Coca Cola?                   A)   17.27%                 B)   18.89%          C)   17.91%          D)   18.18%

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Coca Cola stock has the following probability distribution of expected prices one year from now:

 

 State  

 

 

Probability

35%

40%

25%

  Price   

1

 

 

$55

$60

$70

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

             

 If you buy Coca Cola today for $55 and it will pay a dividend during the year of $4 per share, what is your expected holding-period return on Coca Cola?


        
         A)   17.27%       
         B)   18.89%
         C)   17.91%
         D)   18.18%
Please provide justification 

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